a learning space for voice teachers and vocal coaches
Most voice teachers and coaches say that we charge [whatever] an hour. When we think about raising our prices we tend to think of that increase based on a per-hour or per-lesson basis. But is that “face time” with a client really all that goes into a lesson? We know that there is a lot… Continue reading Time is Your Brain Container // Meredith Colby
This year marks my twenty-sixth year of teaching. Granted, when I first started teaching voice in the mid-nineties, I only had a couple of students. And if memory serves, I really didn't know what I was doing. Still, my first two gracious and willing singing students gave me a start into a career of voice… Continue reading Teaching Stripped Bare // Daniel K. Robinson
A call to action for voice teachers and music educators on behalf of BIPOC and all singers of popular musics.
If you need some help getting online teaching set up, here are some resources we've found.
UK Vocal Coach Kim Chandler provides a comprehensive list of foundational knowledge and skills for voice teachers.
All of my singers want to sing commercial music, or popular songs. I encourage them to sing what they want to sing. When I first began taking voice lessons myself over 20 years ago, I was assigned an Italian art song. Learning Italian as a beginning voice student was very common, and at the Academic… Continue reading Song Choice in the Contemporary Studio // Julie Dean
As Kelly mentioned in last week’s post, it’s important to sound like YOU when singing in your own style. But what if you don’t know what your style is yet? How do you start to develop it? Your style can be influenced consciously as well as subconsciously. Subconscious style influences can include the music your… Continue reading Developing Vocal Style // Jess Baldwin
UK Vocal Coach Kim Chandler shares her thoughts on teaching popular music.
Jess shares her template for goal setting with private lesson students.